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Sunday, December 6, 2009

While these weren't made as part of the holiday list I mentioned, they are definitely worth a mention this season! Think about it, if you have someone on your gift list that is vegan (or allergic to dairy or eggs), allergic to chocolate, avoiding refined sugar or who has celiacdisease, there's no tastier, easier offering than these tender, shortbread-esque cookies. Spiked with a big hit of tangy lime, the drops are low in added sugar because the secret ingredient - coconut flour - is naturally sweet and (of course) nutty! I used a raw cane sugar (similar to this one) to make these because I adored the "exotic" flavour it lent to the dough.

When I made these cookies (as a gift for one of my awesome friends, and a kickass hairstylist, Christina), I decided to send it into a company called Tropical Traditions that sells a huge array of coconut products, organic food and a host of other health-related goodies. Of course, being me, I promptly forgot about that fact until last night - when I opened up my e-mail inbox to find a note from a rep (Janelle) saying I had won some free product from them! Well, ho-lee-cow! Christmas came early! From what I heard through the grapevine, they are some pretty good cookies... and a nice hint of the Caribbean in the dead of Winter!